Chapter 603

Although Jialan appeared to be a man clad in red, strange armor, in truth, that armor was his true body.

In other words, any damage the armor suffered was damage Jialan himself suffered.

Makarov inflicted every single hit on Jialan without him dodging a single one, but this only enraged Jialan.

Although among the Ten Commandments, he was one of the weakest, even Makarov had to give him his full attention when facing him.

Although Fairy Law caused him considerable trouble, for him, Fairy Law would need hundreds of attacks to truly kill him.

Such attacks, while a major nuisance to Jialan, still had solutions available to him.

The final effect of Fairy Law was to launch a single, infinite light wave that relentlessly pursued its enemy—this was generally a skill that would not stop until death.

Usually, such magic inflicted psychological pressure on the enemy, but as a Ten Commandment, Jialan's abilities were no joke; even under constant assault from Fairy Law, he showed no reaction whatsoever.

Watching this, Makarov's face turned grim, for Fairy Law was one of his most powerful spells.

Yet this spell, among the strongest in Ishgar, only managed to inflict minor wounds on Jialan.

To Jialan, a member of the Ten Commandments, such wounds were routine; though if they accumulated, they would eventually kill him, he could still kill Makarov and all others before dying.

As he was attacked, Jialan steadily closed the distance toward Makarov.

But his speed was no longer as swift as before; after all, Fairy Law was a powerful spell, and it was indeed a nuisance to him.

Seeing Jialan's condition, every mage in Ishgar wore a grim expression—Fairy Law was already among the top-tier spells in Ishgar.

If even this spell failed to kill Jialan, they had no other options; though Ishgar possessed spells capable of killing Jialan, none of the Saint Ten knew them.

The spell most likely to kill Jialan outright was Fairy Tail's second offensive magic: Fairy Glare.

But this ultra-magic was not known by anyone among the Saint Ten, and not even a single member of Fairy Tail had ever acquired it.

Thus, the Saint Ten all wore grim expressions, for they had no way to protect Makarov.

At that moment, Tōshirō Hitsugaya stepped forward, looking at Jialan with a faint smile.

"Bankai: Da Honglian Binglunwan!"

Having once again unleashed his zanpakutō, Lin Cheng, controlling Hitsugaya, looked at the people of Ishgar with a smile in his eyes.

It seemed that although Jialan's power was indeed far weaker than the other Ten Commandments, he still stood far above the people of Ishgar.

It was time for a new figure to appear; with the strength of the people of Ishgar, they could never defeat Jialan—so Lin Cheng needed someone who could completely eliminate Jialan.

Lin Cheng believed that Escanor, the Sin of Pride among the Seven Deadly Sins, was the best person to handle Jialan, for in the original world of the Seven Deadly Sins, it was Escanor who had defeated Jialan.

Escanor's power increased with time, peaking at noon, when he could rival the Demon King himself.

So now, Lin Cheng felt it was time for Escanor to appear and confront Jialan.

Jialan looked at the ice wall suddenly appearing before him with a hint of disdain; although the zanpakutō's ability was indeed powerful, it meant nothing before the Ten Commandments.

At best, Hitsugaya's ice blade could only hinder him slightly—it had no real effect on him.

But after Jialan shattered Hitsugaya's ice wall, an orange-haired figure appeared before him.

"Where did you come from, little one? Don't you fear I'll kill you?"

Seeing the man before him show no fighting spirit, even appearing half-asleep, Jialan's face filled with fury.

He couldn't understand how anyone could be so bold as to stand directly before him like this.

But that didn't mean he'd spare the man; for the Demon Race, abandoning prey was part of their shame.

They were never afraid of powerful foes suddenly appearing before them.

Because of the Commandments, they never imagined anyone could kill them outright.